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Stanley Chang
2016 - Present
2026
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Stanley Chang (Democratic Party) is a member of the Hawaii State Senate, representing District 9. He assumed office on November 8, 2016. His current term ends on November 3, 2026.
Chang (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Hawaii State Senate to represent District 9. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Chang is a former member of the Honolulu City Council, representing District 4 from 2011 to 2015.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Chang was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Chang was assigned to the following committees:
- Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee, Vice-Chair
- Government Operations Committee
- Senate Housing Committee, Chair
- Labor, Culture and the Arts Committee (decommissioned)
2019-2020
Chang was assigned to the following committees:
- Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee, Vice Chair
- Senate Housing Committee, Chair
- Labor, Culture and the Arts Committee (decommissioned)
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Hawaii committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health |
| • Human Services, Vice chair |
| • International Affairs and the Arts |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: Hawaii State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Hawaii State Senate District 9
Incumbent Stanley Chang defeated Michael Parrish in the general election for Hawaii State Senate District 9 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Stanley Chang (D) | 70.3 | 14,864 |
| Michael Parrish (R) | 29.7 | 6,289 | ||
| Total votes: 21,153 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hawaii State Senate District 9
Incumbent Stanley Chang advanced from the Democratic primary for Hawaii State Senate District 9 on August 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stanley Chang | 100.0 | 11,550 |
| Total votes: 11,550 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Hawaii State Senate District 9
Michael Parrish advanced from the Republican primary for Hawaii State Senate District 9 on August 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michael Parrish | 100.0 | 2,183 | |
| Total votes: 2,183 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Hawaii State Senate District 9
No candidate advanced from the primary.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| James Malish | 100.0 | 33 | ||
Vote totals may be incomplete for this race. | ||||
| Total votes: 33 | |||
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2020
See also: Hawaii State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Hawaii State Senate District 9
Incumbent Stanley Chang defeated Samuel Slom in the general election for Hawaii State Senate District 9 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stanley Chang (D) | 61.9 | 19,109 |
 | Samuel Slom (R) | 38.1 | 11,762 | |
| Total votes: 30,871 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Hawaii State Senate District 9
Incumbent Stanley Chang advanced from the Democratic primary for Hawaii State Senate District 9 on August 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stanley Chang | 100.0 | 12,783 |
| Total votes: 12,783 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Hawaii State Senate District 9
Samuel Slom advanced from the Republican primary for Hawaii State Senate District 9 on August 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Samuel Slom | 100.0 | 4,550 |
| Total votes: 4,550 | |||
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2016
- See also: Hawaii State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Hawaii State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 7, 2016.
Stanley Chang defeated incumbent Samuel Slom in the Hawaii State Senate District 9 general election.[2]
| Hawaii State Senate, District 9 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Stanley Chang |
52.85% | 13,433 | |
| Republican | Samuel Slom Incumbent | 47.15% | 11,985 | |
| Total Votes | 25,418 | |||
| Source: State of Hawaii - Office of Elections | ||||
Stanley Chang defeated Michael Bennett and Richard Kim in the Hawaii State Senate District 9 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Hawaii State Senate, District 9 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Stanley Chang |
74.26% | 7,950 | |
| Democratic | Michael Bennett | 20.84% | 2,231 | |
| Democratic | Richard Kim | 4.89% | 524 | |
| Total Votes | 10,705 | |||
Incumbent Samuel Slom ran unopposed in the Hawaii State Senate District 9 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Hawaii State Senate, District 9 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Samuel Slom Incumbent (unopposed) | |
This candidate ran in one of Ballotpedia's races to watch in 2016. Read more »
2014
Chang ran for election to the U.S. House, representing the 1st Congressional District of Hawaii.[5] He announced his bid for incumbent Colleen Hanabusa's seat on April 24, 2013, in a press-conference.[5] He was defeated by Mark Takai in the Democratic primary on August 9, 2014.[6]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mark Takai |
44.5% | 52,736 | ||
| Donna Kim | 28.4% | 33,678 | ||
| Stanley Chang | 10.2% | 12,135 | ||
| Ikaika Anderson | 6.7% | 7,937 | ||
| Will Espero | 3.8% | 4,555 | ||
| Joey Manahan | 3.8% | 4,495 | ||
| Kathryn Xian | 2.6% | 3,039 | ||
| Total Votes | 118,575 | |||
| Source: Hawaii Office of Elections |
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Stanley Chang did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Stanley Chang did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Chang's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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Responsiveness. Our community deserves elected representation that listens and is able to deliver solutions to public policy issues. Since beginning my first campaign, I have knocked on tens of thousands of doors to ask voters about their concerns. I do not expect most voters to be able to take off work during business hours to testify before elected officials, or even submit written testimony. That’s why my highest priority is to listen to the residents of East Honolulu one on one at their homes. Our City Council office received the most phone calls, emails, questions, and complaints of any Council district, and our policy was to reply to all communications within 48 hours. I have also championed the latest technology in making government more responsive, including the Honolulu 311 app that enables people to snap a photo of any community issue (including potholes, broken streetlights, or anything else) and submit that information to the City with the GPS coordinates of the location. I support expanding the use of smartphone and other new technology to make government more accessible to the public. Education. We all know that an investment in education is an investment in our future. Any conversation on improving public education must begin with resources. Increasing budgetary support for public education, when done right, will enable Hawaii’s students to achieve more and be better prepared for the 21st century economy. More funding means additional, better funded, and better supplied teachers as well as renovations for repaired or out-of- date buildings and many more important tools for increased educational outcomes. Additionally, studies have demonstrated that there is no better indicator for academic success than whether a student was educated at a pre-school age. If elected, I would support early childhood education to ensure all children have the access to the best education tools available and reasonable child care is not a barrier to a parent, who wants to return to work. Homelessness. Hawaii has the highest rate of homelessness in the nation. It is the single most frequently cited issue by the thousands of constituents I’ve personally spoken with at their doors. I have participated as an interviewer in the annual Point in Time Count. Today, in Kahala, I live across from a homeless man who lives in his car. Homelessness is an issue that affects virtually every community statewide.[7] |
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| —Stanley Chang, [8] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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2024
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In 2024, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 17 to May 3. |
2023
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In 2023, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 18 to May 4. |
2022
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In 2022, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 19 to May 5. |
2021
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In 2021, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 20 to April 29.
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2020
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In 2020, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 15 to July 10.
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2019
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In 2019, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 16 through May 2.
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2018
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In 2018, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 17 through May 3.
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2017
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In 2017, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 18 through May 4. The Legislature held a special session from July 12 from July 20. The legislature held its first special session from August 28 to September 1. The legislature held its second special session from September 25 to September 26. The legislature held its third special session on November 14.
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2016
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In 2016, the Hawaii State Legislature was in session from January 20 through May 5. The Legislature held a special session from July 12 from July 20.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Hawaii State Senate District 9 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ City of Honolulu, "District 4," accessed December 17, 2014
- ↑ State of Hawaii, "General Election 2016 - State of Hawaii – Statewide November 8, 2016," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 State of Hawaii, "2016 Candidate Report," accessed June 10, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Hawaii.gov, "Primary Election results," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Stanley Chang, "Issues," accessed July 13, 2016
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| Preceded by - |
Hawaii State Senate District 9 2016-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Honolulu City Council District 4 2011-2015 |
Succeeded by - |
